https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464680
User bluedzins@wp.pl added comment
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464680#c12
--- Comment #12 from Maciej Pilichowski 2009-03-02 10:39:15 MST ---
Ladislav, I agree with you that fully automatic overrun could be dangerous, but
I don't agree with you that current state is what user decides.
Now, there is one extreme side:
* hey user, the pid 85757 is locked, figure out what to do
(exaggeration, on purpose)
The other extreme is:
* hey user, we just killed another SM, next time watch out
The latter is bad, but the former is no better -- there is _no hint_ what user
could actually do.
And you said -- is should be up to user, it should be user decision.
So now, let's imagine such dialog.
"Another SM seems to be running at the same time.
[ retry ] [ kill other SM ] [ cancel ]"
Is this user decision? 100%. Is it easy to user to manage any crashes,
deadlocks, etc? Sure.
And I wish such behaviour -- that I, as user, does not have to search for
solution. Just answer one-two questions, one confirmation, and voila, I am in
SM.
Of course this is not about details -- there could be internal communication,
so SM could ensure the other instance is really running. There could be
[ ] advanced options
sections, and so on, but I just wanted to show the big picture, the middle
ground between
user on his own
and
SM leaves no space for user decision.
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